Commercial property owners and managers across Illinois and Chicago turn to the building consulting experts at EC2 to provide unbiased inspections and verification of duct cleaning in commercial and multitenant buildings.

The building consulting experts at EC2 provide testing solutions for commercial and residential properties for fire and smoke damage investigations across the greater Chicago area and throughout Illinois.

The environmental and building science consultants from EC2 provide air and bulk asbestos sampling to ensure emergency responders, area residents and building occupants are not exposed to deadly asbestos fibers.

The environmental and building science consultants from EC2 help industries that generate, or handle combustible dusts, test and comply with safety conditions to prevent deadly explosions and expensive fines.

The environmental and building science consultants from EC2 provide indoor air quality (IAQ) testing services for mold and other microbial contaminants to ensure building occupants have healthy air to breathe.

The environmental and building science consultants from EC2 provide indoor air quality (IAQ) testing services to ensure building occupants are not being exposed to dangerous microbial contaminants such as mold.

As FEMA inspects water damaged homes in the greater Chicago area the building science experts at EC2 are busy helping area residents test for microbial and chemical contaminants to begin rebuilding their homes.

The building science experts at EC2 not only help people identify mold problems, they make sure any issues from microbial growth that is causing indoor air qualities (IAQ) problems are remediated properly.

The building consulting experts at EC2 supply decades of environmental and indoor air quality (IAQ) experience to identify formaldehyde and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that endanger building occupants.

Hello and welcome to the inaugural issue of EC2’s Buidling Sciences Newsletter. We look forward to bringing you useful information about indoor air quality and environmental issues facing property owners and building managers.

We hope you find this newsletter helpful and informative and please email us with any future article topics you may have.

When buildings have an indoor air quality (IAQ) problem it can lead to a host of serious issues.Health problems, decreased productivity, loss of property values, environmental regulations and lawsuits can all result.Many times when IAQ issues become apparent in a building they have been caused by a combination of factors that can encompass building design, HVAC systems, structural problems and numerous other contributing factors.

When IAQ issues due happen it can be a daunting task for a commercial or residential property owners or managers to determine what type of environmental professional can resolve their problem.Currently there are perhaps tens of thousands of people, and companies, claiming to be IAQ or Mold Experts. There are no federal regulations and few states that have any controls related to the industry.

Fortunately there is an independent certifying body for IAQ professionals that the public can turn to in order to distinguish between the true professionals in the field and those that may not be qualified.The American Council for Accredited Certification (ACAC) has more than 4,000 certified professional in the United States and abroad at the moment.

According to the ACAC website these professionals, “… work in fields like mold inspection, mold remediation, asbestos removal, infection control consulting, home inspection, indoor air quality management and microbial claims adjusting.ACAC designations require extensive knowledge and field experience. They also require 40 hours of continuing professional development every two years. ACAC certifications are board awarded by a nationwide panel of industry peers.”

The ACAC has been raising the bar for IAQ professionals since the original association was founded in 1994.It is currently designated a not-for-profit 501(c) 6 entity and continues its mission as it “…promotes awareness, education and certification for professionals. Our mission is to establish credible certification programs that provide value to certificants, their clients and the public. It is our goal to serve the public interest with integrity as an independent certifying body.”

One company that has always strived to not only provide the market with the most effective IAQ investigations, but also to distinguish their expertise through certifications, is EC2, Inc. (ec2).The environmental and consulting services company has built a solid reputation for resolving environmental issues quickly and without major disruption to activities or loss for their customers.

Ed Chambers, the President of ec2, strongly believes in certifications and continued training for ec2 to keep on top of changing regulations and new technologies. The company’s memberships, accreditations and certifications include not only those from the ACAC, but also from the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA); American Society of Healthcare Engineer’s (ASHE); Healthcare Engineering Society of Northern Illinois (HESNI); Carpet and Rug Cleaners Institute of Illinois (CRCII), Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA), Chamber of Commerce and professional licenses from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

EC2 is a leading provider of environmental consulting and inspection services for clients across the United States.Based in the Chicago area, the company provides their services to clients ranging from local companies and institutions to international Fortune 500 corporations.

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http://4ec2inc.com/wordpress/?p=15#commentsThu, 02 Jul 2009 18:43:40 +0000Ed Chambershttp://4ec2inc.com/wordpress/?p=15ec2 is proud to be making a step forward in the web world by offering more information to our customers and soon to be customers. We are environmental consultants, not web bloggers so our posts may not be every day but they will be beneficial.

We take pride in not only servicing our customers, but also educating them on why things are happening the way they are. We hope to use this area to shed some light on some issues that may have concerned you in the past.

We always welcome your feedback, so please take a moment and send us an e-mail or better yet, give us a call with any question you may have. We love to help!